2021 World Championships in Flanders: Road Races

[Libertine Seguros]

I thought the French might also have noted people like Sagan having gone back to get a drink and tried to make him expend a bit more energy to get back on before the Flandrien circuit.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

French not happy with Madonna in the break.
Edit: madouas, dear spellingcorrector.

Titi don't preach.

 

[Netserk]

I thought the French might also have noted people like Sagan having gone back to get a drink and tried to make him expend a bit more energy to get back on before the Flandrien circuit.

Uh, that would be a waste on this part of the route.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Uh, that would be a waste on this part of the route.

Yes, but the French have Thomas Voeckler in the team car, and it isn't like Benoît Cosnefroy is the best bullet in their gun, and I didn't have many better explanations given Madouas was still collaborating up front, I'd have expected him to stop working if they were dissatisfied with their representation up front!

 

[Red Rick]

Tbh nobody in this break should be happy to work when Evenepoel isn't contributing.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

If I'm the other teams I'd stop chasing to see how much Belgium really trust in Remco's ability to drop everyone from that group, they certainly don't trust his sprinting ability.

100% agreed! But I think that a lot of countries are in the same position as Belgium right now: Pretending to be happy with the break but aren't really.

 

[Netserk]

Yes, but the French have Thomas Voeckler in the team car, and it isn't like Benoît Cosnefroy is the best bullet in their gun, and I didn't have many better explanations given Madouas was still collaborating up front, I'd have expected him to stop working if they were dissatisfied with their representation up front!

They want more riders to bridge up to the group? They were attacking the peloton more than they were pulling hard.

 

[ciranda]

Japan still in the peloton ...

Well, Arashiro has a previous top ten in the world's and one in Amstel Gold Race among other results and has always been a great cyclist.

 

[RedheadDane]

And Mads P. still hasn't finished an Elite Road World Championship without winning.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Tbh nobody in this break should be happy to work when Evenepoel isn't contributing.

You mean when he's only contributing as much as the others.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Ewan done for good.

 

[jsem94]

Ewan's done.

 

[Salvarani]

Ewan cramps.

Done.

 

[Netserk]

No bluff from Ewan.

 

[BlueRoads]

Tbh nobody in this break should be happy to work when Evenepoel isn't contributing.

I'd rather gamble on staying on Evenepoel's wheel and winning the sprint in the end even if he doesn't work anymore, than have my team leader sprint against van Aert.

 

[Red Rick]

I'd rather gamble on staying on Evenepoel's wheel and winning the sprint in the end even if he doesn't work anymore, than have my team leader sprint against van Aert.

If you're doing work right now and Evenepoel isn't you are not sprinting against Evenepoel.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Remco will just attack and win now, right?
No one in the group can follow him on the climbs, and before the peloton gets the message, he'll have a healthy lead, with no teams being strong enough to bring him back.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Well, Arashiro has a previous top ten in the world's and one in Amstel Gold Race among other results and has always been a great cyclist.

This, the guy is strong in this kind of races, even if he's past his prime.

 

[Netserk]

The transition zone is about to be over, now the peloton should go full gas.

 

[jaylew]

How’s everyone watching in the US? My GCN subscription doesn’t seem to have it, but none of the tv channels do either…

VPN

 

[Mayomaniac]

Remco will just attack and win now, right?
No one in the group can follow him on the climbs, and before the peloton gets the message, he'll have a healthy lead, with no teams being strong enough to bring him back.

Maybe Bagioli can on those short climbs, but we don't know a lot about his endurance.

 

[BlueRoads]

Remco will just attack and win now, right?
No one in the group can follow him on the climbs, and before the peloton gets the message, he'll have a healthy lead, with no teams being strong enough to bring him back.

I wouldn't underestimate some riders like van Baarle...

 

[Danskebjerge]

most teams can't be happy with the rider they got in there

Yeah, the favourites of all the big nations must be a bit frustrated.

 

[sir fly]

Not a bad situation for Belgians.
If Remco attacks, the bunch will work rather than the breakaway companions.

 

[Volderke]

Evenepoel will do a Kiesenhofer.